FreeSpeech wrote:Menzo wrote:^ So what you're saying is...when a drug isn't pure, it's just as bad as alcohol but a pure drug is less dangerous than pure alcohol.
That's basically what I'm getting

Pretty much, but a lot of drugs can be way more unpredictable than alcohol. A few people from my highschool died from heroin and like 10 others are doing 20+.
I don't smoke but I'm all for weed, pure weed is far less harmful than alcohol. I just don't fuck with drugs, never know what you're really taking. And even medical prescribed and over the counter stuff can do far more damage than alcohol.
If I ever did drugs--and I don't, since I'm a law-abiding citizen and whatnot--I would know
exactly what I was taking.
If it was a narcotic, I would know because all of them are stamped with manufacturer identification. If it was an X tab, I would test it with a kit for adulterants. If it was Mescaline, I would know, because I would have sourced it myself. The same goes for psychedelic mushrooms.
If you're buying street heroin, you're not too concerned with safety. Same for any powder, really. My point is, all of the drugs I just listed can be used with either the same, or lower risk than that of alcohol. If we're going with pure drugs, I would still argue that alcohol is more damaging than many.